When her estranged father dies, a woman suddenly discovers that she has inherited a funeral home in a foreign country in Sara Blaedel’s The Undertaker’s Daughter. (Photo courtesy Pexels)

I always admire writers who desire to try something new. In the case of Denmark’s bestselling author Sara Blaedel, she takes a departure from her Detective Louise Rick series and introduces readers to Ilka Jensen, a school portrait photographer in Copenhagen who inherits her estranged father’s funeral home in Racine, Wisconsin. What will she do with it? And is she willing to confront the past? Find out in Blaedel’s new novel, The Undertaker’s Daughter. Read more of this post

Two murders. One cop. Nothing links them except a past she’d prefer to forget. (Photo by Tony Webster, Flickr)

Raised on the wrong side of the tracks, one woman reinvented herself and became a well-respected cop. But sometimes the past refuses to stay buried, especially when two murders threaten to resurrect dark secrets in Erica Spindler’s new thriller, The Other Girl. Read more of this post

Don’t miss the next chapter in the New York Times bestselling series from Marie Force! (Photo courtesy HQN Books)

In Washington D.C., scandal and murder are always a possibility, especially when you’re the vice president’s wife. And with a killer lurking in the shadows, lockdown is the absolute worst scenario for one of America’s most prominent families in Marie Force’s Fatal Threat. Read more of this post

Are trees worth killing for? Find out in Claire Booth’s new mystery, Another Man’s Ground. (Photo by Emily Mills, Flickr)

In his second novel, Hank Worth is called out to the Ozark backwoods to look into the mystery of the naked trees. But with an election coming up, is this case worth the newly appointed sheriff’s time? Find out in Claire Booth’s latest, Another Man’s Ground. Read more of this post

When an old showboat crashes on an Ozark mountain lake, Sheriff Hank Worth doesn’t expect to find a body trapped inside. (Photo by Honey Bunny, Flickr)

Nestled in the Ozark Mountains, Branson, Missouri shines like a beacon for retired folks everywhere with its scenic majesty, countless theaters, and plenty of lakefront property. But what happens when one of these attractions becomes a tragic crime scene? Find out in Claire Booth’s debut mystery, The Branson Beauty. Read more of this post